Object: Dress
Brand:
Louis Vuitton
(French, founded 1854)
Designer:
Marc Jacobs
(born 1963)
Date: 1997
Medium: Wool, chiffon, velvet ribbon, and beads
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Darcy Davisson Rigas
Object number: 2021.53.53
DescriptionBlue wool cocktail sleeveless dress with chiffon neckline and back, velvet trimmed neckline and armholes, zip back, pleated skirt, blue velvet ribbon along knitted hemline and floral beading at box pleated waistband and shoulder
Label Text:Marc Jacobs signed a contract with Louis Vuitton in 1997. He was tasked with presenting the first fashion collection for a brand that had historically thrived on sales of luggage, handbags, and scarves. The designer played an integral role in strengthening Vuitton’s place in an ever-expanding luxury market, and he remained at the label until 2014.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties